Bug#383320: su-to-root should provide additional arguments for the -c option
On Sun, Aug 27, 2006 at 11:32:48AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
On Tue, Aug 15, 2006 at 06:50:39PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote:
Package: menu
Version: 2.1.24
Severity: wishlist
Hello Michelle,
I have the need to run a XTerm with su-to-root to get a terminal for root.
Using fvwm the Menu entry is:
Exec xterm -e su-to-root -c /bin/bash -l
Now I have encountered that I have the same Environement variables a the
$USER michelle.konzack which ends in tonns of errors since ${TMPDIR}
and others environement variables are not from root
You should do
Exec xterm -e su-to-root -c su -
or simply
Exec xterm -e su -
to avoid that problem.
Hello Michelle,
Do you agree to close this bug ?
Cheers,
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Bug#383320: su-to-root should provide additional arguments for the -c option
On Tue, Aug 15, 2006 at 06:50:39PM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote:
Package: menu
Version: 2.1.24
Severity: wishlist
Hello Michelle,
I have the need to run a XTerm with su-to-root to get a terminal for root.
Using fvwm the Menu entry is:
Exec xterm -e su-to-root -c /bin/bash -l
Now I have encountered that I have the same Environement variables a the
$USER michelle.konzack which ends in tonns of errors since ${TMPDIR}
and others environement variables are not from root
You should do
Exec xterm -e su-to-root -c su -
or simply
Exec xterm -e su -
to avoid that problem.
Please can you solv this problem?
I cannot, it is crucial the program can get access to the user environment
variable, in particular $DISPLAY, else X11 programs will not work anymore.
Cheers,
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Bug#383320: su-to-root should provide additional arguments for the -c option
Package: menu
Version: 2.1.24
Severity: wishlist
Hello Maintainer,
I have the need to run a XTerm with su-to-root to get a terminal for root.
Using fvwm the Menu entry is:
Exec xterm -e su-to-root -c /bin/bash -l
Now I have encountered that I have the same Environement variables a the
$USER michelle.konzack which ends in tonns of errors since ${TMPDIR}
and others environement variables are not from root
Please can you solv this problem?
For this moment I have copied the su-to-root script into my ~/bin and
changed the -p option to su to - see the DIFF
8--
--- su-to-root.orig 2005-05-24 12:05:33.0 +0200
+++ su-to-root 2006-08-15 17:36:17.0 +0200
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ NEEDS=text
eshell() {
getent passwd $1 | cut -f7 -d:
}
-usage () {
+usage() {
echo usage: $0 '[-X] [-p user] -c command' 2
echo '-X: command is a X11 program' 2
exit 1
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ else
done
else
echo enter $PRIV passwd:
- while ! su -p $PRIV -c $COMMAND; do
+ while ! su - $PRIV -c $COMMAND ; do
echo -n 'Incorrect password or command failed. Try again? (y/n)'
read ans
if test $ans != y -a $ans != Y; then
8--
which works now properly.
Greetings
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
Tamay Dogan Network
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.1
Kernel Version: Linux michelle1.private 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Wed Aug 17 09:33:35 UTC
2005 i686 GNU/Linux
Versions of the packages menu depends on:
ii dpkg 1.10.28Package maintenance system for Debian
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii libgcc13.4.3-13 GCC support library
ii libstdc++5 3.3.5-13 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
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